But he doesn’t want to hang about and would love to get his hands on some silverware this season.

“I’m very excited to be here,” he said. “I can’t wait to get started and I’m really looking forward to the challenge.

“I want to win silverware and I believe this club is capable of doing that and hopefully we can start this year. I know what the manager is about and he knows what I am about and I had a great time with him at Fulham for two-and-a-half years.

“He did really well for Fulham and hopefully we can have great success at Liverpool and we can achieve bigger and better things.”

Konchesky is a proud owner of a runners-up medal from the Europa Cup final last term when Fulham lost to Atletico Madrid in the final.

But he is hoping to go one better than that this season and is confident Liverpool can win the competition.

He added: “I am really excited by that. Liverpool have a great tradition in Europe.

“We got to the final with Fulham last season but hopefully we can go one step further this year and win it with Liverpool.”

Konchesky also revealed that former team-mate Danny Murphy told him he would be crazy to turn down his old club.

Murphy is still fondly remembered by the Kop thanks to his seven years of service between 1997 and 2004 and told Konchesky to jump at the chance.

“Danny spoke very highly of this club,” he said. “He told me how well the club is run, how good it is and how special it is to play for.

“He told me I am going to love every minute of it.

“I have played against Liverpool at Anfield and the crowd are always fantastic towards their team and give them great support.

“I am looking forward to playing in front of them for Liverpool.”

Meanwhile, Fernando Torres has again outlined how desperate he is for the club to be bought by new owners so they can start to compete again.

“It is fundamental new owners arrive who can make us a competitive side,” said the striker. “We’re not that far behind. We had an appalling season last time around but the year before we were just four points from Manchester United.

“Hopefully we can find a consortium that buys the club and can make Liverpool able to fight financially with United and Chelsea.”